Michael Busto (born June 20, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He most recently played for

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of the French Ligue Magnus.

Playing career

Busto was born, in Burnaby, British Columbia. Busto played in the Western Hockey League with the

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, Kootenay Ice, and Moose Jaw Warriors. On April 27, 2007, Busto signed with the New York Rangers to a three-year, entry-level contract. Busto was then assigned to Rangers affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL. Busto spent two seasons with the Checkers before on June 30, 2009, he was traded by the Rangers, along with Scott Gomez and

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, to the Montreal Canadiens for Chris Higgins,

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and Pavel Valentenko. After completion of his entry-level contract, Busto was released as a free agent by the Canadiens to briefly play in 9 games with the Elmira Jackals during the 2009–10 season. He belatedly signed a one-year deal in Europe with Italian club, HC Bolzano of the Serie A on December 27, 2010. Busto played in 12 games for Bolzano before returning to the familiar ECHL for the following 2011–12 season with the

Las Vegas Wranglers The Las Vegas Wranglers were a professional ice hockey team based in Las Vegas Valley. The Wranglers were members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League). The Wranglers were founded a ...

. Busto enjoyed his most successful season in the ECHL playing in a career high 65 games and contributing to the Wranglers playoff run as

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finalists. On June 25, 2012, Busto returned to Europe to sign an initial one-year contract with French club Ducs d'Angers of the Ligue Magnus. In the

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season with the Owls, Busto led the team from the blueline in scoring with 14 points in 26 games. He was signed to a two-year contract extension on May 7, 2013.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Busto, Michael 1986 births Living people Bolzano HC players Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players Dayton Gems players Ducs d'Angers players Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players Kootenay Ice players Las Vegas Wranglers players Moose Jaw Warriors players Ice hockey people from Burnaby Swift Current Broncos players Canadian ice hockey defencemen